[Feds tell Web firms
to turn over user account passwords: Secret
demands mark escalation in Internet
surveillance by the federal government
through gaining access to user passwords,
which are typically stored in encrypted
form] "The U.S. government has demanded that
major Internet companies divulge users'
stored passwords, according to two industry
sources familiar with these orders, which
represent an escalation in surveillance
techniques that has not previously been
disclosed.

If the government is able to determine a
person's password, which is typically stored
in encrypted form, the credential could be
used to log in to an account to peruse
confidential correspondence or even
impersonate the user. Obtaining it also
would aid in deciphering encrypted devices
in
situations where passwords are reused..."
Full text: Feds tell web firms to turn over user
account passwords
Jn 8:36, Re 13:17